Empowerment of North American Indian Girls: Ritual Expressions at Puberty - Paperbackby Carol A. Markstrom (Author) Empowerment of North American Indian Girls is an examination of coming of age ceremonies for American Indian girls past and present, featuring an in depth look at Native ideas about human development and puberty. Many North American Indian cultures regard the transition from childhood to adulthood as a pivotal and potentially vulnerable phase of life and have accordingly devised coming of age rituals to affirm